The design of a swimming pool at an all-girls’ special school in Beaconsfield was one of the winners in a regional architectural competition.

Alfriston School, in Penn Road, came out on top for the design of the newly implemented swimming pool, which was opened last year by an England rugby star.

The Awards were presented in recognition of their architectural excellence at a prestigious ceremony last week.

The school won the award for Buckinghamshire amongst three other winners, including an Island Pavilion and Footbridge in Wormsley, and two other private houses in the county.

RIBA Regional Director, James Robinson, said: “There was a fantastically high standard of entry to the RIBA Awards this year and we are very lucky in the South to have the local ambition and design talent to be able to complete buildings of this quality.

“From important civic and public buildings to private houses and the conservation of our valuable historic built environment – these Award-winning architects have demonstrated the value of good design as well as the transformative effect it can have on the places where we live”.

The school also won a special award for Regional Client of the Year.

Their entry will now be put forward for the national competition which will be held in mid-June.